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The following railroads operate in the U.S. state

U.S. state

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of Arizona

Arizona

Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...

Common freight carriers

Apache Railway (APA)
Arizona and California Railroad (ARZC)
Arizona Central Railroad
Arizona Central Railroad
The Arizona Central Railroad is an Arizona shortline railroad that operates from a connection with the BNSF Railway at Drake, Arizona. The AZCR runs from Drake to Clarkdale, Arizona. An excursion train also runs on the line through Verde Canyon and is operated by the same owners under the Verde...

(AZCR)
Arizona Eastern Railway (AZER)
BNSF Railway
BNSF Railway
The BNSF Railway is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. It is one of seven North American Class I railroads and the second largest freight railroad network in North America, second only to the Union Pacific Railroad, its primary...

(BNSF)
Copper Basin Railway (CBRY)
San Pedro and Southwestern Railroad (SPSR)
Union Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific Railroad
The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....

(UP)

Passenger carriers

Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...

(AMTK): Southwest Chief, Sunset Limited, Texas Eagle
Grand Canyon Railway
Grand Canyon Railway
The Grand Canyon Railway , is a passenger railroad which operates between Williams, Arizona, and Grand Canyon National Park South Rim.-Santa Fe Ownership:...

(GCRX)
Old Pueblo Trolley
Old Pueblo Trolley
The Old Pueblo Trolley is a heritage streetcar system operating in Tucson in the U.S. state of Arizona.Service is provided Friday evenings, Saturday afternoons and evenings, and Sunday afternoons on over a mile of line recovered from Tucson's original street railway...
Paradise and Pacific Railroad
Southern Arizona Transportation Museum
Southern Arizona Transportation Museum
The Southern Arizona Transportation Museum is a railroad museum in Tucson, Arizona.The museum does not charge for admission. Guided tours of the facility are available for a small fee, by appointment only...
Superstition Scenic Narrow Gauge Railroad
Valley Metro Light Rail
Verde Canyon Railroad

Defunct railroads

Name	Mark Reporting mark A reporting mark is a two-, three-, or four-letter alphabetic code used to identify owners or lessees of rolling stock and other equipment used on the North American railroad network. The marks are stenciled on each piece of equipment, along with a one-to-six-digit number, which together uniquely...	SystemThis is one or more of the Class I railroad Class I railroad A Class I railroad in the United States and Mexico, or a Class I rail carrier in Canada, is a large freight railroad company, as classified based on operating revenue.Smaller railroads are classified as Class II and Class III... s that the railroad became part of, if any.	From	To	Successor	Notes
Arizona and California Railway		ATSF Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859...	1903	1911	California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway The California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway was a non-operating subsidiary of Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway that was incorporated in 1911 and was merged into the ATSF in 1963...
Arizona and Colorado Railroad		SP	1902	1910	Arizona Eastern Railroad
Arizona Eastern Railroad	AE		1904	1955	Southern Pacific Company
Arizona Extension Railroad			1917		N/A
Arizona Mineral Belt Railroad			1883	1888	Central Arizona Railway
Arizona Narrow Gauge Railroad			1882	1887	Tucson, Globe and Northern Railroad
Arizona and New Mexico Railway		SP	1883	1935	El Paso and Southwestern Railroad El Paso and Southwestern Railroad The El Paso and Southwestern Railroad was a short-line American railway company which operated in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, with line extensions across the international border into Mexico. The railroad was known as the Arizona and South Eastern Railroad from 1888 to 1902.-Founding:James...
Arizona and South Eastern Railroad		SP	1888	1902	El Paso and Southwestern Railroad El Paso and Southwestern Railroad The El Paso and Southwestern Railroad was a short-line American railway company which operated in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, with line extensions across the international border into Mexico. The railroad was known as the Arizona and South Eastern Railroad from 1888 to 1902.-Founding:James...
Arizona Southern Railroad	AZS		1904	1933	N/A
Arizona and Swansea Railroad Arizona and Swansea Railroad The Arizona and Swansea Railroad was a mining railroad that operated from a connection with the Arizona and California Railway at Bouse to a copper and gold mine at Swansea, Arizona,...			1909	1931	N/A
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859...	ATSF	ATSF	1902	1996	Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway
Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Atlantic and Pacific Railroad The Atlantic and Pacific Railroad was a U.S. railroad that owned or operated two disjoint segments, one connecting St. Louis, Missouri with Tulsa, Oklahoma, and the other connecting Albuquerque, New Mexico with Southern California. It was incorporated by the U.S. Congress in 1866 as a...		ATSF Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859...	1866	1897	Santa Fe Pacific Railroad
Arizona and Utah Railway		ATSF Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859...	1899	1905	Western Arizona Railway
Bradshaw Mountain Railroad Bradshaw Mountain Railroad The Bradshaw Mountain Railroad was a subsidiary of the Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix Railway in Arizona. The 35.65 mile railroad was built to serve the mines in the Bradshaw Mountains. The railroad built from a connection at Poland Junction and at Mayer with the Prescott and Eastern Railroad...		ATSF Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859...	1901	1912	California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway The California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway was a non-operating subsidiary of Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway that was incorporated in 1911 and was merged into the ATSF in 1963...
California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway The California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway was a non-operating subsidiary of Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway that was incorporated in 1911 and was merged into the ATSF in 1963...		ATSF Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859...	1911	1963	Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859...
Central Arizona Railway			1889	1937	N/A
Clifton and Southern Pacific Railway		SP	1883	1883	Arizona and New Mexico Railway
Dragoon Mountain and Northern Railroad		SP	1906	1907	Johnson, Dragoon Mountain and Northern Railway
El Paso and Southwestern Company		SP	1908	1912	N/A	Leased the El Paso and Southwestern Railroad El Paso and Southwestern Railroad The El Paso and Southwestern Railroad was a short-line American railway company which operated in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, with line extensions across the international border into Mexico. The railroad was known as the Arizona and South Eastern Railroad from 1888 to 1902.-Founding:James...
El Paso and Southwestern Railroad El Paso and Southwestern Railroad The El Paso and Southwestern Railroad was a short-line American railway company which operated in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, with line extensions across the international border into Mexico. The railroad was known as the Arizona and South Eastern Railroad from 1888 to 1902.-Founding:James...		SP	1901	1955	Southern Pacific Company
Gila Valley, Globe and Northern Railway Gila Valley, Globe and Northern Railway The Gila Valley, Globe and Northern Railway was a common carrier incorporated on January 24, 1894. The railway built from a connection with the Southern Pacific Railroad at Bowie, Arizona and continued northwest for 125.75 miles to its terminus at the mining town of Globe, Arizona...		SP	1894	1910	Arizona Eastern Railroad
Grand Canyon Railway Grand Canyon Railway The Grand Canyon Railway , is a passenger railroad which operates between Williams, Arizona, and Grand Canyon National Park South Rim.-Santa Fe Ownership:...		ATSF Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859...	1901	1942	Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859...
Johnson, Dragoon Mountain and Northern Railway		SP	1907	1908	Johnson–Dragoon and Northern Railway
Johnson–Dragoon and Northern Railway		SP	1908	1911	Southern Pacific Company
Magma Arizona Railroad	MAA		1914	1997	N/A
Maricopa and Phoenix Railroad		SP	1907	1910	Arizona Eastern Railroad
Maricopa and Phoenix Railroad		SP	1885	1895	Maricopa and Phoenix and Salt River Valley Railroad
Maricopa and Phoenix and Salt River Valley Railroad		SP	1895	1907	Maricopa and Phoenix Railroad
Mascot and Western Railroad	MASW		1914	1932	N/A
Mexico and Colorado Railroad		SP	1908	1910	El Paso and Southwestern Railroad El Paso and Southwestern Railroad The El Paso and Southwestern Railroad was a short-line American railway company which operated in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, with line extensions across the international border into Mexico. The railroad was known as the Arizona and South Eastern Railroad from 1888 to 1902.-Founding:James...
Mohave and Milltown Railway Mohave and Milltown Railway The Mohave and Milltown Railway was a narrow gauge private railroad built in 1903 to serve the Leland Gold Mine near Oatman, Arizona, USA. The railway was incorporated in 1903 and construction of the line was completed that same year. The railway started on the Arizona side of the Colorado...			1903	1904	N/A
Morenci Southern Railway		SP	1899	1922	Morenci Industrial Railway
New Mexico and Arizona Railroad		SP	1882	1934	Southern Pacific Railroad Southern Pacific Railroad The Southern Pacific Transportation Company , earlier Southern Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Company, and usually simply called the Southern Pacific or Espee, was an American railroad....
Phoenix and Buckeye Railway		SP	1909	1910	Arizona Eastern Railroad
Phoenix and Eastern Railroad		SP	1901	1934	Southern Pacific Company
Phoenix, Tempe and Mesa Railway		SP	1894	1895	Maricopa and Phoenix and Salt River Valley Railroad
Prescott and Arizona Central Railway			1885	1893	N/A
Prescott and Eastern Railroad Prescott and Eastern Railroad The Prescott and Eastern Railroad was a non-operating subsidiary of the Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix Railway in Arizona. The 26.4 mile common carrier railroad was built to serve the mines in the region. The railroad built from a connection with the SFP&P at Entro and extended south to Poland...		ATSF Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859...	1897	1911	California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway The California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway was a non-operating subsidiary of Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway that was incorporated in 1911 and was merged into the ATSF in 1963...
Ray and Gila Valley Railroad	R&GV		1910	1943	Copper Basin Railway
Saginaw Southern Railroad			1898	1903	N/A
San Manuel Arizona Railroad	SMA		1953	2003	N/A
San Pedro and Southwestern Railway	SWKR		1992	2003	San Pedro and Southwestern Railroad
Santa Fe and Grand Canyon Railroad Santa Fe and Grand Canyon Railroad The Santa Fe and Grand Canyon Railroad was a 56-mile railroad that ran from Williams, Arizona to take mining supplies and people to the copper mines near Anita. In 1901, the SF&GC was sold at foreclosure and became the Grand Canyon Railway, a subsidiary of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway...		ATSF Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859...	1897	1901	Grand Canyon Railway Grand Canyon Railway The Grand Canyon Railway , is a passenger railroad which operates between Williams, Arizona, and Grand Canyon National Park South Rim.-Santa Fe Ownership:...
Santa Fe Pacific Railroad		ATSF Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859...	1897	1902	Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859...
Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix Railway Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix Railway The Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix Railway was a common carrier railroad that later became an operating subsidiary of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in Arizona. At Ash Fork, Arizona the SFP&P connected with Santa Fe's operating subsidiary, the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad mainline, that...		ATSF Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859...	1891	1911	California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway The California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway was a non-operating subsidiary of Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway that was incorporated in 1911 and was merged into the ATSF in 1963...
Shannon–Arizona Railway			1909	1919	Morenci Industrial Railway
Southern Pacific Railroad Southern Pacific Railroad The Southern Pacific Transportation Company , earlier Southern Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Company, and usually simply called the Southern Pacific or Espee, was an American railroad....		SP	1878	1955	Southern Pacific Company
Southern Pacific Company	SP	SP	1885	1969	Southern Pacific Transportation Company
Southern Pacific Transportation Company	SP	SP	1969	1998	Union Pacific Railroad Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....
Southwestern Railroad of Arizona		SP	1900	1901	El Paso and Southwestern Railroad El Paso and Southwestern Railroad The El Paso and Southwestern Railroad was a short-line American railway company which operated in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, with line extensions across the international border into Mexico. The railroad was known as the Arizona and South Eastern Railroad from 1888 to 1902.-Founding:James...
Tucson, Cornelia and Gila Bend Railroad	TC&G, TCG		1915	1985	N/A
Tucson, Globe and Northern Railroad			1887		N/A	Never opened
Tucson and Nogales Railroad		SP	1909	1934	Southern Pacific Railroad Southern Pacific Railroad The Southern Pacific Transportation Company , earlier Southern Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Company, and usually simply called the Southern Pacific or Espee, was an American railroad....
Twin Buttes Railroad			1904	1929	N/A
United Verde and Pacific Railway			1894	1920	N/A
Verde Tunnel and Smelter Railroad			1912	1953	N/A
Verde Valley Railway		ATSF Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859...	1911	1942	Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859...
Western Arizona Railway		ATSF Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859...	1906	1931	N/A
Yuma Valley Railroad		SP	1914

Private freight carriers

Apache Lumber Company
Arizona Lumber and Timber Company
Cady Lumber Company
Congress Gold Company
Coronado Railroad
Flagstaff Lumber Manufacturing Company
Helvetia Copper Company
Kennecott Copper Corporation
Morenci Industrial Railway
Saginaw and Manistee Lumber Company
Six Companies, Inc.
Southwest Forest Industries
Southwest Lumber Mills, Inc.
Tombstone and Southern Railroad

Passenger carriers

White Mountain Scenic Railroad
Yuma Valley Railway

Electric

Douglas Street Railway
Douglas Traction and Light Company
Phoenix Railway
Phoenix Railway of Arizona
Phoenix Street Railway
Prescott and Mount Union Railway
Tucson Rapid Transit Company
Tucson Street Railway
Warren Company
Warren–Bisbee Railway

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